Originally Posted by
Pkcola
I didn't say it was derogatory. I mentioned it only because it's funny our CAL brothers get upset with Guppy being a childish term for an airplane and yet, they call the training center "schoolhouse".
I've got friends at all those airlines and I haven't heard them say "schoolhouse" in reference to their training centers. Maybe they're just embarrassed to say "schoolhouse".
And calling the relief pilot a "Bunkie" is not embarrassing in the least.